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After four hundred years of Ottoman rule followed by a little over two decades as part of the French Mandate, Lebanon finally gained independence in 1943. In her translation and editing of the four books by Mohammad Fawaz, Director of Lebanon’s Directorate General of Urbanism from 1974 to 1993, Christine Mady provides a unique insight into the development and urban planning of Lebanon and its capital city Beirut from 1943 to the present day. Following a summary of the key events in Lebanon’s history and of Mohammad Fawaz’s career, her introduction describes how Fawaz’s books, published in 2002, 2005, 2010 and 2019 respectively, provide detailed analysis and assessment of the country’s planning system, its procedures, and management – from master plans to transport planning and building controls. She divides her translation and editing of his works into three parts: The Lebanese Urban Planning System, Laws, and Actors; The Role of Urban Planning regarding Lebanon’s National Resources and Capabilities; and Urban Planning, Transport, Housing, Real Estate, and Post-War Reconstruction. The book ends with a reflection on what has gone before, quoting the seven challenges which Mohammad Fawaz gives as contributing to the status quo of urban planning in Lebanon, and a survey of the situation today.

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Author:   Christine Mady
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.800kg
ISBN:  

9781032502304

ISBN 10:   1032502304
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   15 December 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Mona Fawaz. Preface. Acknowledgements. Glossary and Abbreviations. INTRODUCTION: The Lebanese Context, Urban Planning, and the Work of Mohammad Fawaz. Part One: The Lebanese Urban Planning System, Laws, and Actors. CHAPTER 1: Urban Planning in Lebanon. CHAPTER 2: The Comprehensive Development Plan. CHAPTER 3: The Building Law. CHAPTER 4: Urban Planning Actors and Responsibilities. Part Two: The Role of Urban Planning regarding Lebanon’s National Resources and Capabilities. CHAPTER 5: Urban Planning, the Environment, and Natural and Cultural Heritage. CHAPTER 6: Urban Planning, Agriculture, and Industry. Part Three Urban Planning, Transport, Housing, Real Estate, and Post-War Reconstruction. CHAPTER 7: Transport and Urban Planning. CHAPTER 8: Housing and Real Estate. CHAPTER 9: Reconstruction and the Results of Urban Planning in Lebanon. CONCLUSION: The Reality of Urban Planning in Lebanon: Reflections and Aspirations.

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Mohammad Fawaz was head of Lebanon’s Directorate General of Urbanism (DGU) from 1974 to 1993 and President of the Conseil Exécutif des Grands Projets (CEGP) from 1993 to 1999. From 1999 to 2019, he worked in partnership with his brother in the private consultancy Bureau Technique d’Urbanisme et des Travaux Publics SARL (BTUTP). Christine Mady is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Architecture, School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University, Finland; before that she was an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Arts, and Design, Notre Dame University-Louaize, Lebanon where she was head of department from 2016 to 2020.

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